Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-10


that in several of the corn states the corn
crop has been more benefited by the late
rains than was supposed possible. ONLY
Missouri, Indiana and Dakota report q low
or percentage of condition than last week.
The reports by states on percentage of con-
d1tlon OF corn crop, as compared with an
average crop, are as follows: Seventeen
Illinois counties report an average of 55.5
nine Indian counties sos: nineteen Iowa
counties 74.4; seven Kansas counties 61.4;
eight Kentucky counties 81; eight Minneso-
ia counties 9lS; thirteen Missouri counties
b6.4; SIX Nebraska counties 1873; sixteen
Ohio counties 70.1, and twelve Dakota coun-
ties 100.
Paramount, Indiana, is a temperance
town of the most pronounced type. Six
weeks agoJ. Smith had arranged for the
opening Of the first saloon ever started in
the town. a citizens meeting was held in
one OF the churches, g. vigilance committee
appointed, and the next night the saloon
was blown up by charge Of dynamite.
Smith started to rebuild. and the new
structure was ready for the roof At 1
o'clock on the morning of the 3rd mob of
5OO men and women advanced on the build
ing with picks and axes and reduced it to
kindling wood, and the dismantled walls,
floors, and timbers were piled upon the
street. Nine-tenths of the people of Fair
mount are opposed to the saloon, and they
have given evidence that they consider any
means justifable to preventits being built.
Police Inspector Bonfeld with one
or two of his men was at the (Chicago,)
Cook county Jail and criminal court build
ing at an early hour, before the janitors
had done the sweeping. He is reported to
have thoroughly examined the cellars
under the jail, and to have sounded the
walls and floors to see if they had been
tunnelled. These are presumed to be pre-
cautions looking toward an adverse
decision in the anarchists cases. Assistant
States Attorney Longnecker expressed the
opinion that new trial would be
given Fielder and Parsons, and that in the
other cases the decision of the lower court
would be affirmed.
A deadly scourage is affecting Nc
Dowell County, West Virginia and South
western Virginia. The drouth has made the
peculiar disease which has several times
previously followed this state of affairs
and which is supposed to be result of
minerals in the water, has broken out In
the Dead Horse cave neighborhood there
are over 100 cases, with 30 deaths. Not a
family has escaped. Crops are neglected
and farm work is at a standstill, it requiring
the entire time of every individual to care
ASA
that 200 people have died in Mcdowell
county alone, in the last four weeks, from
the disease
The last session of the convention of
charities and corrections at Omaha was
devoted to the committee on charity. MIR.
Kellogg, of New York presented a very
elaborate chart in which he showed that
there are fifty two cities having charity or
CARNATIONS. representing population of
100000, with nearly 100000 registered
paupers. After the usual complim entary
resolutions the new officers were appointed,
and the next president, DR.. Hoyt, of New
York, was installed. The conference then
adjourned, to meet next July in Buffalo.
Bradstreet's says that special tele-
grams from leading points of distribution
throughout the country record considerable
improvement in the volume of staple mer-
chandise moving as compared with week
ago. There are fewer complaints of re-
stricted buying at the interior owing to
damage by the drouth, and Chicago, ST.
Louis, Kansas City, st. Joseph, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, which supply, the great
grain belt, report the best trade known for
m0nthS.
At Morgan, Texas, and vicinity
heavy rains have fallen and the damage is
estimated at thousands of dollars. Both
the Texas Central and the Gulf, Colorado
q Sante Fe railways are badly damaged,
and trains will be cut off for many days
Four business hOnses and nine residences
there have been washed away. At W hitney
and Meriden many houses were washed
away. A man was drowned at Meriden
The loss to the railroad is 100000
September 5, was very generally OBJ
served throughout the country as Labor
Day, and the various Unions and Trades
Assemblys made it a complete holiday
The professions at New York and Chicago
had 20 600 men in line, and at other places
the demonstrations were large. In New
FORK and Brooklyn the day was observed
as a legal holiday, the banks, stock and
produce exchanges being closed in honor of
the occasion
The imports of specie at New York
last week amounted to So, 719,663, almost
entirely gold, OF which $466,OOO came from
South America, and S2,253, 1858 from Europe
The exports were 70,976, of which $4,000
was in gold consigned to South American
ports, and $780, silver. OF this 1852, 100
went to Europe and IS $40 to South America
The imports of merch Noise for the week
were 81, 761, 1927, of which $2,62S, 800 were dry
goods.
Under orders from Sheriff Matson the
cells of all the prisoners in the county jai
at Chicago, were searched. In the cell oc
cupied by A. r. Parsons, the anarchist, was
found razor. This was pounced upon bs
the officers. Parsons claimed that he had
it for the purpose of shaving himself, but
the piece of steel was confiscated neverthe-
less, though the condemned anarchist cursed
and swore when it was taken from him.
A coal train plunged down an en-
bankment at Leavenworth, (Kans.) juno
ton. The engineer, j. Munden of Wamego,
was instantly killed The firman, Frank
Davis received injuries from which he died
Tom Brown, was also killed. The cause was
a misplaced switch.
1t is reported that Samuel Spencer, is
to he the successor of Robert Garrett as
President of the Baltimore & Ohio R. r..
Mr.. Spencer is now first Vice Preside 1T, is
about 40 years of age and and has been in
the service of the road for years, beginning
witha clerkship.
Efforts will be made at Montreal to
procure the Indictment of Joseph dickson,
general manager of the Grand Trunk road
VI q Snnl s. " A1oAoiduSu G6i. ILSConCIy Two
men were killed on the line, and the coro-
ner's jury held the company criminaIly re-
sponsible.
Gov. Adams and Gen. Crook reached
an agreement at Meeker, by which two
companies of United States troops will be
kept on the line between the Uintah reser-
walton and Colorado, for the protection of
settlers and to keep the Utes out of the lat
ter state.
Near Lancaster, KY, Peter and Hen
derson Green, brothers, while drunk,
opened fire without cause on Ed Cooley.
The latter replied with shotgun and a big